Keith Logan

Member since March 29, 2016

Member for 10 years, 2 months

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74 Poems

898 Comments

5 Followers

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The Nutty Song

Posted Dec 9, 2017 · 26 lines · 3 critiques

The Nutty Song
(To the tune of Stephen Foster’s Camptown Races)

Here we go gathering nuts today (chorus) hazel, hazel
We pick them up and we store them away (chorus) brown hazel nut
Then back to gathering nuts all day (chorus) hazel, hazel
Just gleaning in the ancient way (chorus) brown hazel nut

We take the nuts from here
And take the nuts from there
We crack them open, throw the shells away
Just eat them everywhere

Through the hedge-rows wander free (chorus) hazel, hazel
We're picking the nuts of the hazel tree (chorus) brown hazel nut
Fenced in by Somerset greenery (chorus) hazel, hazel
Contented shall we ever be (chorus) brown hazel nut

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We take the nuts from here
And take the nuts from there
We crack them open, throw the shells away
Just eat them everywhere

Now the hazel nut is very hard to crack (chorus) hazel, hazel
Its shell stands firm ‘gainst fierce attack (chorus) brown hazel nut
But what we glean can not go back (chorus) hazel, hazel
So at last becomes a simple snack (chorus) brown hazel nut

We take the nuts from here
And take the nuts from there
We crack them open, throw the shells away
Just eat them everywhere

Keith Logan’s timeline

March 2026
29 Sun

Anniversary
10 years of membership
March 2021
29 Mon

Anniversary
5 years of membership
January 2018
16 Tue

Received a critique
on The Nutty Song from @weirdelf
"a bit of nonsense now and then is imperative to stop us from taking ourselves too seriously."
16 Tue

Received a critique
on The Nutty Song from @scribbler
"A bit of nonsense now and then is good for both the writer and reader. Not everything can be a "masterpiece" lol.....stan"
16 Tue

Received a critique
on The Nutty Song from @weirdelf
"Why did you write this?"
December 2017
15 Fri

Critiqued
"A Rare Gem." by @Marvel Godwyn
"syllables but listen to the beat."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"FOLLY'S PRICE" by @scribbler
"has many checks and balances built into government so no idiot in charge could act in a totally imprudent manner. Unfortunately the same cannot be said about North Korea."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"FULL MOON SERENADE " by @scribbler
"brain is petering badly (sadly?) so please excuse my giving an example of how the second verse might be tidied, instead of describing the thoughts. Use any part or ignore completely, it is your poem after all. I concent…"
14 Thu

Critiqued
"MY LOVE " by @scribbler
"this is very good indeed. My first one was called The Creature and is on this site somwhere. 'Twas only six lines."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"Rainbow Dance" by @chevyvent
"sincerely I think this is the best Writing I have seen from your hand. You don't stand on your laurels. Though you don't go for rhyming, there is many a poetic turn of phrase."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"Everything's a Pipe Dream" by @Conect11
"Everything is a pipe dream, then I'm living the dream. No point to feeling sorry for oneself but grab life and shake it by the throat. That is how the Happy Chappy remains so happy."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"FOLLY'S PRICE" by @scribbler
"Oh, you mean the other idiot. Yep, unhinged sums him up quite well. What is that old saying? Power tends to corrupt, absolute power corrupts absolutely."
14 Thu

Critiqued
"Lost Love " by @Blue-eyed Bolla
"I am sorry that I could not find a way to make a suggestion that did not involve showing. Sometimes my brain is outwith my control (too often, actually)."
09 Sat

Posted a poem
The Nutty Song
"The Nutty Song"
Open thread 26 lines
03 Sun

Received a critique
on Beauty Is from @lovedly
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02 Sat

Received a critique
on From the Heart from @lovedly
"we should not subordinate to the whims and fancies of a single poet his likes and tastes!!!? I have conducted over 100 contests none did protest except one who I gave a HM he wanted a Golden handshake, as he thought his…"
02 Sat

Received a critique
on From the Heart from @fink555
"and do that"
02 Sat

Received a critique
on From the Heart from @fink555
"that you won some awards from competitions. From who and where?"
01 Fri

Received a critique
on Beauty Is from @fink555
"a goat named Alamagoque, he was pretty and never sucked a titty; in sayings he was pithy. You see how clever the rhyme scheme is, how good and lean in this poem I've seamed, but where is the substance or sheen, where is…"
November 2017
18 Sat

Posted a poem
Beauty Is
"Her profile’s not a perfect silhouette,"
Open thread 14 lines
October 2017
26 Thu

Posted a poem
Firnham Wood
"The day dawned bright with autumn gold"
Open thread 30 lines
August 2017
28 Mon

Posted a poem
Death
"There is no day no ray of dawn,"
Open thread 16 lines
11 Fri

Posted a poem
Beauty Is
"Her profile’s not a perfect silhouette,"
Open thread 14 lines
July 2017
22 Sat

Posted a poem
Dark Loch
"'Twas when the moon was darkly hid"
Open thread 12 lines
20 Thu

New follower
@mand
16 Sun

Posted a poem
From the Heart
"I ripped a poem from deep in my heart,"
Open thread 12 lines
13 Thu

Posted a poem
The Sacrifice
"The sword was from its scabbard drawn"
Open thread 12 lines
June 2017
29 Thu

Posted a poem
The Hunk
"A gentleman is just a wimp,"
Open thread 12 lines
23 Fri

Posted a poem
The Creature (Reflections on Vietnam)
"Have you heard of the creature that prowled in the wood?"
Open thread 7 lines
09 Fri

Posted a poem
Mother Love
"I am not interested in contests and I don't write free verse, I'm a rhymer but with the June contest as an inspiration I write about my mum."
Open thread 10 lines
04 Sun

Posted a poem
A Moment in Time
"Only moments and he will be here,"
Open thread 36 lines
March 2017
30 Thu

New follower
@Trouble
29 Wed

Anniversary
One year of membership
05 Sun

Most-discussed work
Sonnet Writing For Beginners

28 critiques to date.
November 2016
30 Wed

New follower
@chevyvent
May 2016
14 Sat

New follower
@Rula
April 2016
15 Fri

Highest posting month
April 2016 — 10 poems
March 2016
30 Wed

First critique offered
on ""Sanctuary"" (since unpublished) by @Sparrow
29 Tue

First publication
First Look (since unpublished)
29 Tue

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

Retired Technician (electronics)
I like to read history, poetry and the Bible.
Favourite author, Jane Austen

Location: United Kingdom (Scotland), GBR

Favorite Poets

Robert Burns

Robert Lewis Stevenson

Kipling.

I like things childish.

Contest Wins

This member has not yet won any contests.

Workshops

		Skill level:
Poets first poems	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2017-06-23	Concluded
Meter... The Workshop.	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2017-04-29	Concluded
Abstract words and abstract poetry	(syllabus)	Olympic Pool	Started 2016-05-01	Concluded

10 years of membership

5 years of membership

on The Nutty Song from @weirdelf

on The Nutty Song from @scribbler

on The Nutty Song from @weirdelf

"A Rare Gem." by @Marvel Godwyn

"FOLLY'S PRICE" by @scribbler

"FULL MOON SERENADE " by @scribbler

"MY LOVE " by @scribbler

"Rainbow Dance" by @chevyvent

"Everything's a Pipe Dream" by @Conect11

"FOLLY'S PRICE" by @scribbler

"Lost Love " by @Blue-eyed Bolla

on Beauty Is from @lovedly

on From the Heart from @lovedly

on From the Heart from @fink555

on From the Heart from @fink555

on Beauty Is from @fink555

One year of membership

April 2016 — 10 poems

on ""Sanctuary"" (since unpublished) by @Sparrow

First Look (since unpublished)

Membership begins

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